Page 28 of 46 could access these services in a timely manner. Emergency contraception was available as part of clinical management of rape. There were some reports about migrant, refugee and Romani girls not attending school during menstruation due to poverty and lack of access to menstrual products. Systemic Racial or Ethnic Violence and Discrimination While the constitution and law prohibited discrimination against members of minority groups, Roma and members of racial or ethnic groups – including migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees – faced discrimination including on labor issues. There were some government programs to mitigate societal, racial, and ethnic biases, but they often lacked consistency and effectiveness. On May 15, a report by INTERSOS Greece noted that although beneficiaries of international protection had the right to receive the same social assistance as Greek nationals, severe accessibility barriers rendered these legal provisions “void of meaning.” The same report noted that in January the European Commission started an infringement procedure (letters of formal notice) against the country for failing to comply with EU law by applying discriminatory criteria that de facto excluded beneficiaries of international protection from most social benefits in the country, such as the condition of five or more years of legal and uninterrupted presence in the country. In its 2022 report the RVRN cited 33 attacks against migrants, refugees, and Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023 United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor